Does God Hate Sinners? Part 2 Series

PART 2

The Foolishness of God

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” (1 Corinthians 1:25)

Humans are not sinners because they sin; they sin because they are sinners. Just doing something wrong doesn't make them a sinner. They are a sinner because it is their nature to sin - not because they became a sinner the first time they sinned. Dogs bark, cats meow, fish swim, birds sing, and sinners sin! Thanks to Adam and Eve, the sinful nature often causes people to fail. It’s virtually guaranteed, so plan on it. That's why people need a Savior!

There is only one single way out from the eternal consequences of sin, and it was provided through Jesus (John 3:17). That is why the Creator of the Cosmos came to Earth as a human being and was willing to become sin and die a horrific death as the final sacrifice to prove and demonstrate that His love can cover/wash away and forgive all sins past, present, and future for those who call upon His name in repentant humility and ask Him to be their Lord and Savior (John 1:1,14; Hebrews 2:17; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6-8 NIV)

The Bible also declares that those who reject God’s offer of salvation and “go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth” will have God’s wrath abide upon them for eternity because their sin is not removed (John 3:36) and “there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins" (Hebrews 10:26).

Universalists will often oversimplify the truth and say, ‘God loves everyone so much that He will save them no matter what’ or ‘God is love, and will not send anyone to Hell because it is against His infinite love.’ The truth is that Hell is a real place, and Jesus spoke of it often as well as visiting there (Ephesians 4:9). Yet, God “loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10 NIV).

The Creator’s Character and Nature

In what is often referred to as the "love chapter," the Bible clearly reveals the depth of God’s character and nature. By simply replacing the words "charity” or “love" with the name of Jesus, a profound and complete understanding emerges of who God truly is and how He views everyone.

Jesus suffers long,

Jesus is kind,

Jesus envies not,

Jesus doesn’t boast of Himself,

Jesus is not puffed up,

Jesus does not behave Himself unseemly,

Jesus seeks not His own,

Jesus is not easily provoked,

Jesus thinks no evil,

Jesus rejoices not in iniquity,

Jesus rejoices in the truth,

Jesus bears all things,

Jesus believes all things,

Jesus hopes all things,

Jesus endures all things.

Jesus never fails. (See 1 Corinthians 13)

Jesus redeemed humanity on the Cross from the curse of the law because He is Love. He voluntarily and systematically took upon His own body the full curse of every sin, sickness, disease, perversion, and pain. He paid the full and final penalty for every person to be born on this planet (See Isaiah 53). Jesus wasn’t made perfect by His suffering because He was already the perfect sacrifice before He went to the Cross.

The Essence of God

The Bible is very clear that God has always been love, even before He created the first human beings. He has always sought to have a close relationship with them because they were made for this love. The entire story of humanity is wrapped up within it. Love is why humans were created, and love is their eternal destiny. This truth is taught throughout Scripture, beginning with Adam in the Garden of Eden.

When God created Adam, He said to him, "I will make a partner suitable to you" (Genesis 2:18 NIV). God was declaring the hidden purpose of His heart from eternity past, the mystery of the ages. The Holy Spirit reveals that this promise ultimately speaks of Jesus and the Church (See Ephesians 5:25-6:1).

God proved He is love by sending Jesus to walk among mankind and die in their place (John 3:16). He now reaches out in tender affection with nail-pierced hands, most purely and intimately.

Sadly, many are unable to experience the fundamental reality that God the Father loves and enjoys them. Some would argue that God could not possibly be in love with them. What a person believes about God is the most important thing contained in their mind. It affects everything about them.